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Nepal: Manipal Doctors on War Path

Pokhara: Doctors at Manipal Medical College in Pokhara halted service and resorted to agitation against the hostile response and manhandling by kin of the deceased, bringing the entire services to a total halt, in Kaski from June 23.
According to Deepak Koirala, pediatrician at the hospital, all health workers from interns to consultants joined the protest seeking security.
Hundreds of service seekers have been left in a lurch due to closure of all medical services provided from OPD to Emergency wards since June 23 morning.

Nepal: Rautahat Deficient in Anti-Snake Venom

Rautahat: Snake-bite patient, Maheshi Raut of Gamhariya, Parsa VDC, being treated at District Hospital, Gaur, in Rautahat, on July 06. While snakebite incidents are increasing in Rautahat, District PublicHospital Office (DPHO) has run out of anti-snake venom.\r\nAs many as 12 snakebite patients visit the hospital on daily basis seeking medical assistance. Doctors at DPHO said lack of anti-snake venom would hit patients hard as the health facility has run out of stock from July 06. RajKishor Pandit, Chief at DPHO, said that Department of Health Service had sen

Nepal: Snake Antivenom Crisis Peaks in Kailali

Dhangadhi: As the government has not been able to provide sufficient amount of snake antivenom vaccines to health institutions in Kailali, acute shortage of the vaccines is impeding efforts to save lives in the district where over half of those bitten by deadly snakes have already lost their lives. \r\nWith the acute shortage of snake antivenom, there are slim chances of saving lives of those bitten by snakes in the district, doctors said.

Nepal: CIAA to Ministry: End BirMess

Kathmandu: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on 31 July directed the Ministry of Health and Population to end the ongoing crisis at Bir Hospital. A meeting at the CIAA, attended by the agitating doctors of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, asked the ministry to address the demands of the doctors and run the hospital services smoothly.\r\nAlso on 31 July, the Supreme Court was moved seeking its intervention to end the strike of doctors at Bir Hospital.

Nepal: National Council Proposed with PM at Helm : Disaster Management Act

Kathmandu: The government is all set to introduce the Disaster Management Act that envisages a prime minister-led National Council for Disaster Management as the supreme body to oversee disaster related issues.\r\nA 50-page draft of the Bill received by this daily also proposes to establish Disaster Management National Secretariat for effectively handling the disaster management activities. According to the draft, the Kathmandu-based DMNS will have a gazetted special class government employee as its executive secretary.